PRIVATE SECTOR IMPACT

Services for investors and companies

We help you to maximise your net positive societal impact as an investor and company.

Investors Companies
Company Value for Good

INVESTORS

In the last two years, we worked with traditional and impact investors worth >$40bn AUM and conducted >15 impact due diligences.

Services

1

Fund Impact
Strategy

We shape your strategic approach to impact, including vision, priorities, governance, incentivisation, and impact-rooted LP fundraising.

2

Investment Process and Due Diligence

We integrate impact into your investment process, including methodology development, red flag assessments, and comprehensive impact due diligence.

3

Portfolio
Management

We drive impact performance across Portfolio Companies, including impact value creation plans and equity stories for exits.

4

External Engagement

We tailor your impact communication, including preparing reports, advising on stewardship and engagement, and driving partnerships.

References

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PROJECT EXAMPLE

Leveraged impact with Impact Due Diligence

Leveraged impact with Impact Due Diligence

Challenge
GENUI, an impact-focused buyout private equity fund, partnered with Value for Good (VfG) to both assess and enhance the impact of its investments.

Contribution
In 2023, VfG helped to develop the impact assessment methodology for GENUI, conducted several impact reviews using market-leading frameworks and developed a comprehensive Theory of Change with targeted impact KPIs for selected GENUI portfolio companies.

VfG continues to collaborate with GENUI on impact red flag assessments and comprehensive impact due diligence, including impact value creation plans, impact KPIs for management incentivisation, and monetarisation of impact where applicable, thereby contributing to the alignment of future investments with the fund’s strategy.

Impact
As a result, GENUI has a tested impact assessment methodology in place and has gained deep insights on how to leverage and maximise the impact of its portfolio companies.

PROJECT EXAMPLE

Impact coaching to foster conscious consumption

Impact coaching to foster conscious consumption

Challenge
Earlybird, one of the most established and active venture capital firms in Europe, set up the Vision Lab to empower migrant entrepreneurs. As part of the incubator, UpHavin (formerly known as El Green Mall) received early-stage support to grow its marketplace for conscious consumption. The start-up still needed to further define its impact strategy and establish a strong foundation for impact data management.

Contribution
Value for Good assisted UpHavin in clarifying their societal mission through a robust Theory of Change, setting clear and measurable impact KPIs, and developing a compelling impact narrative. This strategic approach not only improved the start-up’s ability to track and communicate impact but also paved the way to facilitate stronger partnerships through its sustainable marketplace.

Impact
Going forward, UpHavin is now well prepared to continue advancing its goal of turning shopping into a statement.

PROJECT EXAMPLE

Impact monetisation: Conducted 2 SROI studies and >5 Net Value to Society calculations based on academic evidence

ECOSYSTEM ENGAGEMENT

We shape sustainable finance as member of the Bundesinitiative Impact Investing, which rallies >110 organisations and individuals across sectors

TESTIMONIAL

“It is great to take our long-standing partnership with VfG to the next level. As we begin to invest our new impact buyout fund, VfG will provide independent impact due diligence for each investment.”

Max Odefey, Founder Partner, GENUI

TESTIMONIAL

“Value for Good clearly elevated the impact potential of our incubator participant, UpHavin. Their strategic coaching empowered the startup to drive measurable social impact, thus raising the bar for purpose-driven entrepreneurship within our cohort.”

Benjamin Wilkening, Partner at Earlybird Vision Lab

COMPANIES

Across >30 projects, we amplified the net positive impact of companies—across industries and along supply chains.

Services

1

Social Purpose
Strategy

We define your social purpose, incl. assessing material issues, policies, and practices along the value chain, and identifying opportunities that enhance business and societal impact.

2

Corporate
Citizenship

We design your corporate citizenship strategy to be as impactful as possible based on passion, strengths, competitive landscape and societal need.

3

Impact
Management

We elevate your impact management, incl. impact strategy based on theory of change, measuring and steering performance with impact KPIs, and authentic communication.

4

Organisational
Development

We build your organisational capabilities, from org setup, people strategy, and governance, over impact related capacity building and trainings.

5

Cross-sector
Partnerships

We help to create meaningful cross-sector and industry partnerships, from identification and outreach to facilitation to systematic evaluation.

References

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PROJECT EXAMPLE

Advanced BCG’s impact management capabilities

Advanced BCG’s impact management capabilities

Challenge
BCG was looking to take its existing impact management approach to the next level through a cohesive framework that aligned its social impact activities, governance structures, communication, and measurement capabilities to steer its project work with a clear impact focus.

Contribution
Value for Good worked with BCG to develop an overarching framework to align social impact activities across the company, enable content deep dives on two impact areas, facilitate in-depth impact reviews of >15 selected projects, create a suite of tools for project teams to assess their impact, and support the creation of an online Impact Academy training curriculum.

Impact
The result: An increased ability to focus work on desired outcomes, an upskilled workforce, and greater visibility into scope of social impact work.

PROJECT EXAMPLE

Developed a corporate citizenship strategy for enhanced CSR and employee engagement

Developed a corporate citizenship strategy for enhanced CSR and employee engagement

Challenge
The Berliner Volksbank needed to align its philanthropic efforts with local societal needs and its strategy, while also improving its corporate culture around CSR.

Contribution
After reviewing past activities, identifying social issues, leading interviews and workshops on future priorities, and benchmarking competitors, Value for Good detected a unique engagement fit. Two focus topics, potential partnerships and CSR activities, have been outlined, and the approval process for grant and sponsorship was standardised.

Impact
With the focus on its strength and ecosystem, and backed by a standardised process, the bank elevated its corporate citizenship— increasing impact, efficiency, and employee involvement.

TESTIMONIAL

“VfG has been a great partner who brought real enthusiasm and experience to the impact management topic. They focused on generating actionable learnings and helping us to scale impact at BCG. We appreciate their thought partnership and support.”

Rich Hutchinson, Global Leader - Social Impact Practice, BCG

TESTIMONIAL

“The team provided valuable strategic input and timely practical support for a review of our impact on girls’ and women’s empowerment. Thanks to the clarity of briefing and analysis provided, a complex topic was made readily accessible […] [enabling] informed discussion and decision making across the business to good effect.”

Amanda Gardiner, former VP Sustainability and Social Innovation, Pearson

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